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Does state insurance (medicaid) allow its carriers to have prenatal care/labor through birthing centers?

What I mean is do they pay for it? Its cheaper so it makes me wonder. I have medicaid Horizon NJ Health. I'm pregnant and thinking about having the baby in a birthing center. Does state insurance allow this?

Try calling the birth center you're interested in and asking them. The birth center I used to work at accepts Medi-Cal, which is the state insurance in CA. In fact, that's the bulk of their income!! The state loves it, because, you're right, it is MUCH cheaper. I think it's a wonderful option, and moms have a much higher satisfaction rating after giving birth at a freestanding birth center than moms who deliver in a hospital setting. I hope you get the answer you're looking for, and you get the birth you imagine! =)